Week 11 QB projections • BUF Stats
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, Buffalo Bills
HT: 6-2, WT: 221, Born: 11-24-1982, College: Harvard, Drafted: Round 7
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Stats and Week 11 Projection
| WK | OPP | RES | CMP | ATT | PYD | Y/A | PTD | INT | RSH | YD | Y/R | TD | FPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | vs HOU | L, 10-31 | 15 | 23 | 117 | 5.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | at TEN | L, 17-41 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |
| SEASON TOTAL | 38 | 77 | 362 | 4.7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 2.1 | 0 | 23 | ||
| 11 | at JAX | PROJ | 18 | 30 | 179 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 14 |
Week 11 Injury Status and Other News
He was not listed on Friday's official injury report. [Fri Nov 20, 7:26 PM] Ryan Fitzpatrick Chris Brown, of BuffaloBills.com, reports Ryan Fitzpatrick will likely start for the rest of the 2009 season.[Tue Nov 17, 6:15 PM] Ryan Fitzpatrick Jason La Canfora, of NFL.com, reports Ryan Fitzpatrick is expected to start the team's Week 11 game, according to a league source.
Opinion (from Bob Henry's sleeper report): The Bills fired Dick Jauron on Tuesday and Ryan Fitzpatrick is expected to be named the starter for this week's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, but in a matchup like this, it likely doesn't matter whether it's Trent Edwards or Fitzpatrick. The Jaguars lost their best corner, Rashean Mathis, last week to injury and they were already arguably the worst secondary in the league coming into this week's matchup. Opponents are completing 67% of their passes against the Jaguars with 16 TDs and 7 INTs and an average of 245 yards per game. Mark Sanchez wasn't particularly productive against them last week at home with 212 yards, a TD and two INTs, but Matt Cassel had a strong game in Week 9 with 23 completions in 39 attempts for 262 yards and a pair of TDs. Matt Hasselbeck torched them for 241 yards and 4 TDs, Marc Bulger had 213 yards with a TD and INT each, and Vince Young was uber conservative in his first start against them, but he completed 15-of-18 for 125 yards, a TD and 30 yards rushing. That's not exactly a murderer's row of QBs, so whether it's ultimately Edwards or Fitzpatrick at the helm, it might not matter. The Bills offense might get better quickly this week even if it's baby steps.
Week 11 Matchup Info
at Jacksonville Jaguars - Detailed analysis coming soon.
Game Summaries
Week 6 at NYJ - Fitzpatrick was not overwhelmed by the task of coming off the bench against the tough Jets defense. He stood tall in the pocket, and he wasn't afraid throw the ball into small windows. Fitzpatrick wasn't all that efficient, and he didn't threaten the defense downfield, but he did get rid of the ball on time and gave his receivers a chance to make a play after the catch on a few occasions, including the third-down throw that Lee Evans took to the house to tie the game in the second half. Fitzpatrick's only interception came when Lee Evans route was disrupted and the defensive back was where Evans was supposed to be on the timing throw. While Fitzpatrick didn't do anything that would make him the definitive starter, he looked better than Trent Edwards has in the last few weeks.Week 7 at CAR - Fitzpatrick did enough for the Bills to win the game, but it was more his lack of big mistakes and smart play to preserve field position than any big positive plays that helped the Bills get over the hump in this one. The Panthers got good pressure on Fitzpatrick - creating a lot of his incompletions by forcing him to just throw the ball away. Fitzpatrick did make a few improvisional plays, but mostly he seemed to short-circuit when he was under pressure, either looking to run or just get rid of the ball. On deep balls, he hit Lee Evans in stride, but also underthrew Terrell Owens when he got a step on the defensive back trying to cover him. Fitzpatrick was victimized by a few Owens drops, in addition to drops by Josh Reed and Jonathan Stupar, and played better than his stats, while still showing why he is a backup. Fitzpatrick seemed to have the best timing with Lee Evans again this week. He executed much better in the red zone and showed great arm strength on short throws.
Week 8 vs HOU - Fitzpatrick put in another below average performance for the mundane offense of the Bills. In reality you get the impression that most anyone would struggle behind the Buffalo O-line and the vanilla play-calling. He was rarely allowed to throw downfield, and when he did he turned the ball over. His 2nd INT looked like it came on a communication breakdown with Terrell Owens when Fitzpatrick threw a deep out pass into no man's land. Overall Fitzpatrick hasn't been good enough to warrant an extended look, and appears to be headed back to the bench for Trent Edwards following the teams bye week.
Week 10 at TEN - Fitzpatrick got in for just long enough to throw a pick six when he was out of sync with Terrell Owens.
